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New Jersey's Maternal Health Awareness Day
New Jersey was the first state to recognize January 23rd as Maternal Health Awareness Day to help more people learn about the urgency of the country's maternal mortality crisis and how we can work together to reverse its course.
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Schools embrace social and emotional learning to help 'overwhelmed' students
In a school district in Michigan, students in every grade are taught how thoughts, feelings and behaviors are linked and how learning how to control and reframe thoughts can lead to more positive outcomes. The program includes more intensive lessons for kids struggling with anxiety, depression or trauma, along with sessions on suicide prevention. All district employees learn about the concepts.
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Criminal Justice and Equity: Bridging the Gaps
Roundtable Series
January 18, 11am ET
The Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity (KSCMHE), in partnership with the Wellpath Cares Foundation, will host a series of virtual roundtables to address the landscape of inequities that affect justice-involved individuals. The invited panelists will represent a diverse, inclusive, and unique set of voices in the field, to speak on a myriad of issues that influence outcomes for individuals affected by the criminal justice system.
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Righting the Wrongs: Tacking Health Inequities
The Health Equity Summit
January 19 & 20, 11am ET
Join this free, virtual Hastings Center event in collaboration with a myriad of leaders in the field of health, with distinguished, award-winning speakers. Learn more about the event sponsors, the two-day event agenda, and register below.
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2022 Maternal Health Awareness
Interprofessional VIRTUAL Seminars on
Maternal Health and Safety
January 21, 7:30am ET
In conjunction with Maternal Health Awareness Day in New Jersey -- the first state to formally recognize maternal health, safety and mortality issues with an annual event -- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; RWJBarnabas Health; The Tara Hansen Foundation; and the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium are hosting a series of virtual seminars designed for OB/GYN physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, midwives, genetic counselors, social workers, residents, fellows, medical students, emergency department providers, cardiologists, family medicine practitioners, and psychiatrists/psychologists.
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Pregnancy Nutrition 101
January 21, 1pm ET
Led by Molly Fallon Dixon, MS, RSN, a registered dietitian nutritionist with RWJBarnabas Health, this virtual session will discuss all the nutrition moms-to-be need to know for a healthy pregnancy. For the class link or call-in information, please call 973-926-7371 or email molly.fallon@rwjbh.org.
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Maternal Health
On December 7th, the White House hosted the first-ever Maternal Health Day of Action with a nationwide call-to-action to address maternal mortality and morbidity.
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The Horizon Foundation
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey only considers requests submitted by organizations located in New Jersey that have tax-exempt classifications under Sections 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation will consider funding the state or regional office for organizations with multiple chapters or multiple affiliates operating in New Jersey. The Foundation will also consider funding local chapters or affiliates of organizations with state or regional offices by invitation only. Considerations for higher education applicants New Jersey universities and accredited colleges may submit one grant application per calendar year through their institution’s foundation.
Application deadline is January 26 for consideration on March 28th.
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New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub: The State of New Jersey has put together a list of resources about the COVID-19 virus including testing sites, signs and symptoms, and FAQs about social services.
You can find community-based and local COVID-19 testing site locations and hours here.
Middlesex County residents can register for a free COVID-19 test at sites throughout the county. Appointments required. The sites provide saliva-based test kits developed at Rutgers University.
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New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science
This newsletter is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number, UL1TR003017 to Rutgers University. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not represent the official views of the NIH.
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